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Tomás Luis de Victoria's requiem mass for six voices, written in 1603 and published in 1605, is a masterpiece. For many, it represents what Renaissance polyphony is, what it sounds and feels like, and how expressive it can be. The album also featu ...» More

"From the split second that the opening Requiem aeternam chant is heard, every listener is inevitably transported. It is a classic instance of the power of music to communicate without reserve." (Peter Phillips)

"The Renaissance is well known for its cultural giants. Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, and above all Michelangelo epitomize a period when the human spirit seemed to grow and gain in confidence. This collection of complete works celebrates the musical ...» More

The first of three volumes featuring The Tallis Scholars' finest recordings, one for each decade, and each offering over five hours of the award-winning performances that helped establish Renaissance Polyphony as one of the great repertoires of we ...» More

'Glorious. A rich, luminous acoustic halo seems to surround the music as it soars ever upward. Under David Hill's expert direction this choir has achi ...'This goes to the head of the list of some fine versions of this Requiem' (Fanfare, USA)» More

'Glorious. A rich, luminous acoustic halo seems to surround the music as it soars ever upward. Under David Hill's expert direction this choir has achi ...'This goes to the head of the list of some fine versions of this requiem' (Fanfare, USA)» More

Victoria's six-voice Requiem is combined with his four-part Taedet animam meam and his six-part motet Versa est in luctum. This album also includes The Tallis Scholars' first recording of Alonso Lobo's Versa est in luctum.» More

Released to celebrate the 400th Anniversary of Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611), this specially-priced set contains The Tallis Scholars' original releases of Victoria's three most important works, the Requiem, the Lamentations and the Tenebrae R ...» More

Sacred Music from the Renaissance Era for Celestial and Secular Radio. When Peter Phillips founded The Tallis Scholars in 1973 sacred vocal music from the Renaissance Era was seldom heard on radio. Now it is firmly established as one of the great ...» More

In 1587, following an early career in Rome, Victoria moved back to his native Spain to run the chapel choir of the Dowager Empress Maria, sister to King Philip II. It was for the Empress’s funeral in 1603 that he wrote his magnificent six-voice Requiem Mass. The Kyrie has three sections, and ends with some of the most expressive writing in the work.

Lord, Jesus Christ, King of glory, deliver the souls of all who died in the faith from the pains of hell and from the deep pit. Deliver them from the lion’s mouth, lest the jaws of hell swallow them, lest they fall into everlasting darkness; but let Saint Michael, the leader of hosts, bring them forth into Thy holy light; as Thou didst promise of old to Abraham and to his seed.

Lord, Jesus Christ, King of glory, deliver the souls of all who died in the faith from the pains of hell and from the deep pit. Deliver them from the lion’s mouth, lest the jaws of hell swallow them, lest they fall into everlasting darkness; but let Saint Michael, the leader of hosts, bring them forth into the holy light; that long ago you promised Abraham and his seed.

Lord, Jesus Christ, King of glory, deliver the souls of all who died in the faith from the pains of hell and from the deep pit. Deliver them from the lion’s mouth, lest the jaws of hell swallow them, lest they fall into everlasting darkness; but let Saint Michael, the leader of hosts, bring them forth into the holy light; that long ago you promised Abraham and his seed.

Lord, Jesus Christ, King of glory, deliver the souls of all who died in the faith from the pains of hell and from the deep pit. Deliver them from the lion’s mouth, lest the jaws of hell swallow them, lest they fall into everlasting darkness; but let Saint Michael, the leader of hosts, bring them forth into Thy holy light; as Thou didst promise of old to Abraham and to his seed.

O Lord Jesus Christ, King of glory, deliver the souls of all the faithful departed from the pains of hell and from the deep pit: deliver them from the lion’s mouth, that hell may not swallow them up, nor they fall into darkness; but may the holy standard-bearer, Michael, lead them into the holy light: which Thou didst promise to Abraham and to his seed.

Sacrifices and prayers we offer to Thee, O Lord; receive them for those souls for whom this day we make memorial. Let them, O Lord, pass from death unto life. Which Thou didst promise to Abraham and to his seed.

O Lord Jesus Christ, king of glory, Deliver the souls of all the faithful departed From the pains of hell, And from the deep pit: Deliver them from the lion’s mouth, That hell may not swallow them up, And may they not fall into darkness; But may the holy standard-bearer, Michael, Lead them into the holy light: Which thou didst promise to Abraham and to his seed. Sacrifices and prayers we offer to thee, O Lord; Receive them for those souls For whom we make memorial this day; Let them, O Lord, pass from death unto life. Which thou didst promise to Abraham and to his seed.

Lord Jesus Christ, King of glory, deliver the souls of all who died in the faith from the pains of hell and from the deep pit. Deliver them from the lion’s mouth, lest the jaws of hell swallow them, lest they fall into everlasting darkness. But let Saint Michael, the leader of hosts, bring them forth into Thy holy light, as Thou promised before to Abraham and to his seed. We offer sacrifice and prayers of praise unto Thee, O Lord: receive them on behalf of those souls whom we remember this day: grant them, O Lord, to pass over from death to life, as Thou promised before to Abraham and to his seed.

Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, give them rest. Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, give them rest. Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, give them eternal rest.

Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, give them rest. Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, give them rest. Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, give them eternal rest.

Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, grant him rest. Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, grant him rest. Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, grant him eternal rest.

Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, grant him rest. Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, grant him rest. Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, grant him eternal rest.

Let light perpetual shine upon them, O Lord, in the company of Thy saints for evermore; because Thou art merciful. Grant them eternal rest, O Lord, and let light perpetual shine upon them in the company of Thy saints for evermore; because Thou art merciful. Let them rest in peace. Amen.

Let light perpetual shine upon them, O Lord, in the company of Thy saints for evermore; because Thou art merciful. Grant them eternal rest, O Lord, and let light perpetual shine upon them in the company of Thy saints for evermore; because Thou art merciful. Let them rest in peace. Amen.

Let perpetual light shine upon them, O Lord, with your saints for ever, for you are merciful. Grant them eternal rest, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them.

Victoria’s Officium defunctorum ‘Office for the Dead’ (often referred to simply as the ‘Requiem’) was written in 1603 and published in 1605 and is for many people the greatest setting of the requiem. This movement, the Communion Antiphon, is scored for six voices and is one of the very finest examples of Victoria’s choral writing. As with most of the other movements in the work, the plainsong of the Mass is built into the polyphonic writing, in the second soprano part, appearing initially as an intonation at the beginning of the movement.